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Israel’s 26th Knesset set to be sworn in with 46 first-time lawmakers
Israel’s 26th Knesset is due to be sworn in on Tuesday at parliament in Jerusalem.
The incoming parliament has 120 members, and 46 will be serving in the Knesset for the first time.
It is also set to include 33 women, up from 29 when the previous Knesset was sworn in in 2022.
At 24, Yonatan Shalev is set to become the youngest-ever Israeli parliamentarian, breaking a record held since 1959.
Benjamin Netanyahu will be the longest-serving member, with 35 cumulative years in the Knesset since his first election in 1988.
The new lawmakers attended an orientation session on Monday, and the swearing-in is the next step.
The 120 members of Israel’s 26th Knesset are set to be sworn in on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Forty-six of the incoming lawmakers will be serving in the Knesset for the first time.
The new Knesset is expected to include 33 women, compared with 29 when the 25th Knesset was sworn in in 2022.
Yonatan Shalev, 24, is set to become the youngest-ever Israeli parliamentarian.
New lawmakers attended an orientation session at the parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
- Who
- The 120 members of Israel’s 26th Knesset, including 46 first-time lawmakers.
- What
- They are set to be sworn in.
- When
- Tuesday at 4 p.m.; the article was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The Knesset in Jerusalem.
- Why
- Not stated
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Incoming lawmakers attended an orientation session at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
The 120 members of the 26th Knesset are set to be sworn in at 4 p.m.
- Incoming Knesset
- 26th
- Members
- 120
- First-time lawmakers
- 46
- Women
- 33, compared with 29 in the 25th Knesset in 2022
- Youngest incoming member
- Yonatan Shalev, 24